Chapkan (upper garment)

Chapkan was widely used amongst population until the early 19th-20th centuries. Chapkan was worn by men and women, the cut and design of this clothing mainly reflect the national peculiarities and its belong to Turkic nations ethnic attributes. Thus, clothes are the result of material and moral culture of Turkic people with cultural community of ownership which owned common tangible values. This type of clothing with its design and the cut technique as well as decorative pattern were very typical for Turkic people and widespread amongst them. The length of Karabakh chapkans can be varied from 43 cm to 57 cm. Shamakhi and Baku chapkans are distinguished by the body length and some features in form. Chapkan usually had open cut collar. The collar of chapkan, the borders of slits, laps were decorated with bands and other gallons, gold and silver that were used as a tie.